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Estimated employment40
Mean wage$23.23
Entry wage$20.22
10th percentile wage$18.61
50th percentile wage$23.15
90th percentile wage$29.11
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators (53-7032)
Operate or tend machinery equipped with scoops, shovels, or buckets, to excavate and load loose materials. Exclude "Dredge Operators" (53-7031).
Mean Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$23.15 $15.27  $7.88
2015$22.37+3.5%$14.76 +3.5%$7.62
2014$21.87+2.3%$14.43 +2.3%$7.45
2013$21.52+1.6%$14.20 +1.6%$7.33
2012$21.02+2.4%$13.87 +2.4%$7.16
2011$20.76+1.2%$13.70 +1.2%$7.07
2010$20.37+1.9%$13.44 +1.9%$6.94
2009$20.04+1.7%$13.22 +1.7%$6.82
2008$19.50+2.8%$12.87 +2.8%$6.64
2007$18.99+2.7%$12.52 +2.7%$6.46
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$23.15 $18.90  $4.25
2015$22.37+3.5%$18.37 +2.9%$4.00
2014$21.87+2.3%$17.98 +2.2%$3.89
2013$21.52+1.6%$17.62 +2.1%$3.91
2012$21.02+2.4%$17.31 +1.7%$3.71
2011$20.76+1.2%$17.04 +1.6%$3.72
2010$20.37+1.9%$16.75 +1.7%$3.62
2009$20.04+1.7%$16.53 +1.4%$3.51
2008$19.50+2.8%$16.11 +2.6%$3.40
2007$18.99+2.7%$15.59 +3.3%$3.39
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2016
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Danbury $26.98 30
Norwich-NL $23.15 40
Hartford $17.30 50
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford $17.30 50
Norwich-NL $23.15 40
Danbury $26.98 30
Wages in other areas
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